Varchas
"The Mirrored City, where Light was always the Law..."
"They worship the sun in Varchas, and have banished darkness from the city."
"The city is a beacon against the tree-hushed, sprawling darkness of the Elder Continent. In the far distance a vast mountain glimmers."
Varchas is a city of light and mirrors on the Elder Continent. Its inhabitants all seem to be scared of the dark. They believe that darkness does something similar to stealing one's soul, in that it "joins" those exposed to it to the name-stealing god Taamas. As a result, the Varchasi worship Mihir, goddess of light, and they only let people from darker parts of the Neath stay in Varchas for one day at a time.
The entire city is constantly illuminated by candles and mirrors. The Varchasi are well aware of the presence of the Fingerkings, who seek to escape through, well, basically any surface in Varchas. As such, it is advised that one tries not to dream or touch the mirrors. For sleeping, they have invented a charm (snake skin with strange symbols on it) that either keeps the Fingerkings away, or prevents the dreamer from remembering them. It is also forbidden to eat meat in Varchas.
When the Fingerkings do possess an individual, the poor soul is simply locked away from mirrors. They are given food and water to survive, and even kept in the light, despite the cost to do this.
